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Kristaps Porzingis pays homage to Andrei Kirilenko

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The New York Knicks are playing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, but Kristaps Porzingis has the Utah Jazz on his mind.

On Kobe Bryant's last visit to Utah, the Jazz plan to honor Andrei Kirilenko during an on-court presentation. In a fitting move, the Knicks rookie and longtime Kirilenko fan posted a throwback photo of himself in an "AK-47" jersey:

Game Day! πŸ”ΆπŸ”· throwback of me with @ak47russ jersey a while ago.. always been a huge fan πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

A photo posted by Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) on

According to Kirilenko's post, this photo may be 10 years old, which would make Kristaps the most mature-looking 10-year-old we've ever seen.

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